16 h. ago ‘It feels like being suffocated’: Palestine Action activist vows to continue hunger strike

Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest“A lot of the times it feels like you’re being suffocated. Lots of things change about you, the condition of your skin, you start to turn grey, both in terms of the hue of your skin but also you notice more grey hairs, everything manifests physically,” says Teuta Hoxha, 29, awaiting trial at HMP Peterborough. “There are days where it feels very, very heavy on the mind and on the shoulders. But from my end, and I think for my comrades, we remain strong mentally and determined.”On Saturday, Hoxha will be on day 42 of her hunger strike with other Palestine Action-linked prisoners, amid increasing fears for their health. Most of the group are being held on remand over alleged criminal damage, aggravated burglary and violent disorder at a factory for the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit systems in Filton, near Bristol. Many have been taken to hospital, some on multiple occa...

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16 h. ago ‘It feels like being suffocated’: Palestine Action activist in HMP Peterborough vows to continue hunger strike

Teuta Hoxha says she remains determined despite growing fears for her health and five other prisoners staging protest“A lot of the times it feels like you’re being suffocated. Lots of things change about you, the condition of your skin, you start to turn grey, both in terms of the hue of your skin but also you notice more grey hairs, everything manifests physically,” says Teuta Hoxha, 29, awaiting trial at HMP Peterborough. “There are days where it feels very, very heavy on the mind and on the shoulders. But from my end, and I think for my comrades, we remain strong mentally and determined.”On Saturday, Hoxha will be on day 42 of her hunger strike with other Palestine Action-linked prisoners, amid increasing fears for their health. Most of the group are being held on remand over alleged criminal damage, aggravated burglary and violent disorder at a factory for the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit systems in Filton, near Bristol. Many have been taken to hospital, some on multiple occa...

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40 h. ago I’m on hunger strike in a British prison. This is why | Amu Gib

Our demands are simple – and they start with stopping the flow of arms to IsraelAmu Gib is an activist currently being held at HMP BronzefieldAmu Gib is one of several prisoners on hunger strike who are awaiting trial for alleged offences relating to Palestine Action. Gib is being being held at HMP Bronzefield. Their charges relate to an alleged break-in at RAF Brize Norton this year. This article is based on interviews with Ainle Ó Cairealláin, host of the Rebel Matters podcast, and the writer and researcher ES Wight on days 18 and 33 of the strike.We began our hunger strike on 2 November: the anniversary of the Balfour declaration, when Britain planted the seeds of the genocide that we are witnessing today.An HMP Bronzefield spokesperson said: “We cannot provide information about specific individuals; however, we can confirm that all prisoners are managed in line with the policies and procedures governing the entire UK prison estate. This includes specialist multi-agency processes...

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63 h. ago Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike in prison ‘are dying’, doctor says

Almost 900 health professionals have written to David Lammy, Wes Streeting, senior NHS officials and senior prison officials.

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67 h. ago Who are Palestine Action? Five detainees still on hunger strike

The protestors have made a number of requests including calling for the ban on Palestine Action to be lifted

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67 h. ago Watch live: Family members of Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike hold press conference

Watch live as family members of Palestine Action protesters who are on hunger strike hold a press conference on Thursday (18 December).

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3 d. ago Immediate action: Four arrested in London for Globalize the Intifada chants at Palestine protest

Immediate action: Four arrested in London for Globalize the Intifada chants at Palestine protest  The Jerusalem Post

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3 d. ago Zarah Sultana says she will stand outside HMP Bronzefield over hunger strikes

A 20-year-old Palestine Action activist has not eaten for 46 days

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3 d. ago 'We must not replicate Thatcher's cruelty by letting Palestine hunger strikers die'

As six unconvicted Palestine Action prisoners enter the deadly phase of the UK's longest hunger strike in decades, columnist Aimee Walsh argues Labour must break its silence to save lives

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9 d. ago Palestine Action protesters 'likely to die in custody' as hunger strike leaves five in hospital

Eight activists are involved in the strike in total with five now in hospital and one losing 10kg after 37 days without food. It is thought to be the biggest in the UK since 1981.

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1 week ago Gerry McCann calls for stronger press regulation as he recalls ‘monstering’

Parents of Madeleine McCann among dozens to sign letter to PM urging him to revive second part of Leveson inquiryMadeleine McCann’s father has called for greater scrutiny of the UK media as he told how “monstering” by sections of the press had made him feel like he was being “suffocated and buried”.Gerry McCann said his family was tormented by press “abuses” and that the media had “repeatedly interfered” with the investigation into his daughter’s disappearance in 2007. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago DNA of Palestine Action activists is checked against unsolved crimes, cold case police reveal

‘Golden era’ in UK-wide database as hundreds of first-time suspects enter criminal justice system

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2 w. ago Moment 'Father Christmas' is arrested at Palestine Action protest

The man, who has not been named, shouted 'these guys are going on the naughty list' as four officers detained him in Norwich city centre.

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2 w. ago Police drag 'Santa' through the streets as he says they're 'on the naughty list'

Father Christmas appeared to feel the strong arm of the law when police made arrests at a Palestine Action protest, as Saint Nick insisted 'I've got presents to make'

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3 w. ago Dozens of Palestine Action supporters arrested after fresh wave of protests

Palestine Action was banned in a highly controversial move by the UK government in July

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3 w. ago Police arrest 25 people for supporting Palestine Action at protest in Birmingham

The arrests were made at a demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries at Chamberlain Square in the city centre.

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3 w. ago Police arrest 25 over ‘support for Palestine Action’ at Birmingham protest

The arrests were made at a demonstration organised by Defend Our Juries at Chamberlain Square in the city centre.

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3 w. ago Suffragettes could have been terror group under current laws, High Court hears

Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori is challenging the terror group ban at the High Court, where lawyers argued suffragettes could have faced proscription under current laws

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3 w. ago UN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia

UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights

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3 w. ago Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned

Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogetherThe Irish author Sally Rooney has told the high court she is highly unlikely to be able to publish new work in the UK while the ban on Palestine Action remains in effect because of her public support for the group.On the second day of the legal challenge to Palestine Action’s proscription, the effect on Rooney, who said her books could disappear from UK stores altogether, was held up as an example of its impact on freedom of expression. Continue reading...

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